A Vaquero Of The Brush Country » (Reissue)

This true story of the Texas brush range and the first cowboys, as thrilling
as any tale of fiction, has become a classic in Western literature. It is
the story of the land where cattle by tens of thousands were killed on the
prairie and where the "Skinning War" was fought. It is the story
of the Chisholm Trail up to Abilene and the Platte and of establishing a
ranch on the free grass of the Texas Panhandle, of roping elk in Colorado,
of trailing Billy the Kid in New Mexico, of the grim lands of the Pecos.
And it is the story of John Young, old-time vaquero who was trail driver,
hog chaser, sheriff, ranger, hunter of Mexican bandits, horse thief killer,
prairie fire fighter, ranch manager, and other things--a man who was also
something of a dreamer, a man of imagination.

Preface A Necessary Explanation I. The Making of a Vaquero II. The Mossy Horns III. For Their Hides and Tallow IV. The Razorbacks V. The Bloody Border VI. If Not Law--Then Order VII. Up the Chisholm Trail VIII. Bringing in the Strays IX. Dodging Comanches and Hunting Water X. Establishing a Ranch on the Plains XI. From Hell to Breakfast XII. Billy the Kid Interpreted XIII. Many Trails XIV. When the Brush Popped XV. Brush Country XVI. The Big Steal and the Break-Up XVII. The Brasaderos XVIII. Mustangs XIX. The Bandana and Other Belongings XX. The Man with the Iron Hand XXI. Trans-Pecos Appendices Index